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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 08:12 PM Nov 2014

Another Leaked TPP Chapter Shows What a Disaster it Will be!

President Barack Obama has been working hard to wrap up the negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). What is curious about these negotiations is that they are all held in secret. Up until recently, congress wasn’t even allowed to read the draft text of the TPP, only corporate lobbyists. What we know about the TPP is because of leaked chapters. We know that although the TPP is a so called “free trade” agreement, only 5 chapters of the 29 have to actually do with trade. Now, the updated IP chapter has just been released.

As mentioned before, out of the 29 chapters of the TPP, only 5 have to do with trade. This newly released chapter detailed how the TPP would affect Intellectual property rights. This includes cancer treatments between the U.S. and 11 other countries. Peter Maybarduk, director of Public Citizen’s Global Access to Medicines Program spoke about the leaked chapter. “The leak shows our government demanding rules that would lead to preventable suffering and death in Pacific Rim countries, while eliminating opportunities to ease financial hardship on American families and our health programs at home.”

President Obama wants and needs Fast Track to pass the TPP. The TPP is being pushed by multinational corporations. They want all of the negotiations to be done behind closed doors. Why the lack of transparency? Even members of Congress have been allowed to see them only under very strict conditions. They were required to submit a request to see specific chapters of the current draft, and after seeing the text they cannot tell anyone what they have read, not even their staff.

http://economyincrisis.org/content/another-leaked-tpp-chapter-shows-what-a-disaster-it-will-be

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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Assuming he even wants it, Obama will not get fast-track.
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 08:24 PM
Nov 2014

I doubt he wants it. I also think it would he a mistake to sit out while other countries work on an agreement. Now if he actually presents a crummy act to Congress, that's different. But there is no evidence he's going to do that, only a bunch of conspiracy conjecture.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
4. Sush!..we are not supposed to talk about this in the current environment.....
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 08:36 PM
Nov 2014

We have an Election in Process. All NEW NEWS about "Current News" ...MUST BE FILTERED.

"Nothing to See There.....Just Move Along......

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
6. I think it's called pre-election agitprop. And after tuesday it'll be post-election agitprop. nm
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 01:28 AM
Nov 2014
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
5. Is it still a "secret" that a Global Multi-Natioinal Corporate Oligarchy is taking shape? Really?
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 08:38 PM
Nov 2014

We have all known for years about this TPP travesty that has moved deftly forward on Obama's watch.

What do do about it is the issue.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
7. The secret healthcare "negotiations" went so well, I'm sure this will be just
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 10:59 PM
Nov 2014

great. But we can't complain, since 1) you don't know what's in it! And 2) there's an election tomorrow! You're making liberals stay home!

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